Tales From Scottish Ballads

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grierson, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Wilson)

Contributor:

Stewart, Allan, 1865-1951

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Tales From Scottish Ballads" by Elizabeth W. Grierson is a collection of retellings of traditional Scottish ballads, likely written in the early 20th century. This anthology mixes adventure, folklore, and heroic tales that feature iconic figures and themes from Scottish history and culture, putting a spotlight on characters like William Wallace and Kinmont Willie. The opening portion of the work begins with the story of "The Lochmaben Harper," an old, blind harper from Lochmaben, who is presumed foolish by the locals yet has grand ambitions of stealing the English King Henry's prized brown horse. The narrative reveals his cunning nature as he cleverly executes his plan, using his old mare to lead King Henry's horse back to Scotland while appearing merely as a simple musician. The story sets the tone for the collection, emphasizing themes of wit, trickery, and the blending of everyday life with extraordinary adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The Lochmaben harper

The laird o' Logie

Kinmont Willie

The gude Wallace

The warlock o' Oakwood

Muckle-mou'd Meg

Dick o' the cow

The heir of Linne

Black Agnace of Dunbar

Thomas the rhymer

Lord Soulis

The brownie of Blednock

Sir Patrick Spens

Young Bekie

The Earl of Mar's daughter

Hynde Horn

The gay gos-hawk.

Credits:

Produced by Stephane Charland, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2009-03-27